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Pope Francis dead at 88, Vatican says

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Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, who worked to instill progressive influences on the global church while maintaining unity with conservatives amid years of turmoil, died Monday morning, Vatican camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced. 

He was 88 years old.

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«Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His Church,» Farrell announced.

«He taught us to live the values ​​of the Gospel with fidelity, courage and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized. With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God.»

U.S. Vice President JD Vance had just met with the pope on Sunday.

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«I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him. I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill. But I’ll always remember him for the below homily he gave in the very early days of COVID. It was really quite beautiful. May God rest his soul,» Vance said early Monday morning in a post on X.

Pope Francis meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his delegation during an audience at Casa Santa Marta on April 20, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

The pope preached frequently on the Catholic virtues of mercy, kindness and humility. He did not shy away from controversy, and American presidents, including Donald Trump and Joe Biden, were not immune from his views. 

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Less than a month into President Donald Trump’s presidency, the pontiff criticized the Republican’s plans for the mass deportations of migrants, stressing that the forceful removal of people simply for their immigration status deprives them of their inherent dignity and «will end badly.» 

In a strongly worded letter to U.S. Catholic Bishops, the pope appeared to counter remarks made by Vice President JD Vance — who had recently converted to Catholicism — after he suggested Americans should care for family, communities and the country before caring about others. 

«Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups,» the pontiff wrote. «Worrying about personal, community or national identity, apart from these considerations.» 

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POPE FRANCIS EXPOSES CONFIDENTIAL DETAILS ABOUT HIS ELECTION AND RELATIONSHIPS IN LENGTHY INTERVIEW 

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Pope Francis meets with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 15, 2022. (Reuters/Pavel Mikheyev)

Pope Francis in 2015 became the first pontiff to ever address a Joint Meeting of Congress where he spoke on a range of topics including immigration, family, the death penalty, climate change, extremism, religious freedom and the refugee crisis. 

He joined American bishops and urged American leaders to abolish capital punishment and said Congress has a «role to play» in addressing global warming. 

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In 2022 he questioned then President Biden’s conscience on abortion in an interview during which he described the commander-in-chief’s religious identity and views on abortion as incoherent. «A month after conception, the DNA of the fetus is already there and the organs are aligned. There is human life,» the pontiff said in the interview with Spanish-language outlet Univision. 

He also weighed in on candidates Trump and Harris during the election campaign, where he bashed them both, saying, «Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants, or be it the one who kills babies,″ he said, according to the Associated Press. 

Just weeks before President Trump’s second inauguration, he appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy to be the Archbishop of Washington. McElroy had been critical of Trump’s immigration policies during his first term as president. 

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Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 to Italian immigrant parents in Argentina, Francis made history as the first pope from the Americas — as well as the first Jesuit to hold the office.  

He was elected pope in 2013 after the almost unprecedented retirement of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.  

Bergolio’s father, Mario, was an accountant for the railway industry, and his mother, Regina, was a homemaker and caregiver for her five children.  

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POPE FRANCIS FUELS NEW SPECULATION ON FUTURE OF PONTIFICATE 

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Pope Francis, born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is shown here with his family. From left to right, standing, brother Alberto Horacio, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Oscar Adrian and sister Marta Regina, sitting, sister Maria Elena, mother Regina and father Mario Jose Francisco. (API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Throughout his early years, the future pope worked a number of menial jobs. He labored briefly in the stocking factory where his father was an accountant before moving on to other opportunities, including jobs as a bar bouncer and janitor.  

He eventually sought a career as a chemical technician, receiving a diploma in chemistry from the secondary school Escuela Técnica Industrial N° 27 Hipólito Yrigoyen. He also worked briefly in a food laboratory. However, his career in chemistry was short-lived. 

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He entered the priesthood at the Diocesan Seminary of Villa Devoto in Argentina. Francis was ordained a priest in 1969 and made his final profession with the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, in 1973. The same year, he was appointed as a provincial for the order.  

His appointment as provincial was concurrent with the Dirty War, a period of intense state-led persecution of left-wing leaders and political dissidents. Bergolio experienced constant threats to his own safety as he worked to hide or aid in the escape of government targets, including many Catholic faithful.  

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Pope Francis’ is a fan of Argentina’s San Lorenzo Futbol Club. (API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

During that time, two Jesuit priests under his supervision were disappeared by the government, drugged and left barely alive in a field five months after their kidnapping. Pope Francis has said he was forced to negotiate with the regime for their release.  

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Bergolio would spend the next two decades bouncing from position to position at the direction of his superiors. He served as a professor of theology, seminary instructor, rector, doctoral student and parish priest.  

In 1992, Pope John Paul II appointed Bergolio as titular Bishop of Auca and as an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires. This was done at the request of Cardinal Antonio Quarracino, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, who consecrated him to the episcopacy.  

Bergoglio proved vital to the nation’s Catholic community, and he was quickly raised to the dignity of Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires, serving alongside Quarracino and taking over the archdiocese entirely after his death the following year.  

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Bergoglio was given the crimson hat of a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001.  

In 2013, after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Bergoglio was elected to the papacy, selecting the pontifical name «Francis» after St. Francis of Assisi — a choice that set the tone for the rest of his papacy.  

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Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, at the Vatican on March 13, 2013. White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney, and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out, signaling at the time that the Roman Catholic cardinals had elected a pope to succeed Benedict XVI. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

Pope Francis’s teachings as a priest, bishop, cardinal and pope were deeply influenced by his Jesuit vocation — viewing each person as a unique creation of God, with whom they can have a personal relationship. His ministry and leadership were committed to keeping doors open and making the church approachable to the public.  

It was not only American politics that he had strong opinions of. 

He faced criticism for specific remarks he made against Israel’s military operation in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave «very serious and shameful.» During that same speech, he condemned the growth of antisemitism throughout the world, Reuters reported. He also called for an end to the war in Ukraine and expressed concerns over climate change.

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In 2023, seemingly looking to strike a balance, he formally allowed Catholic priests to give same-sex couples a blessing, which was seen as being a radical shift in church policy, the Associated Press reported at the time.   

Pope Francis is also remembered for living a life of intense simplicity, denying himself a lavish papal apartment in the Vatican upon his election, and opting instead for a two-room suite in the Domus Santa Marta, a residence built by Pope John Paul II.  

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Pope Francis celebrates the traditional rite of the washing of feet at the Casal del Marmo juvenile penitentiary on April 6, 2023, in Rome, Italy. On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis went to the outskirts of Rome to celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Casal del Marmo juvenile penitentiary, where he carried out the traditional rite of the washing of the feet of twelve of the young people there. (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

In contrast to his immediate predecessors, Pope Francis eschewed ornate robes or luxurious clothing. His outfit rarely consisted of more than a plain, white cassock tied with a papal fascia.  

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Pope Francis even dressed down his Ring of the Fisherman — a piece of gold jewelry worn by popes to signify their office — by having it made with silver and only wearing it for ceremonies.  

Francis’s tenure continued the ongoing efforts to investigate decades of sexual abuse claims against priests across the world, including in the United States, with Francis vowing transparency in 2019. 

«Transparency is now being implemented at the highest level,» said Archbishop Charles Scicluna, the Archbishop of Malta and Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, after Francis gave legal authorities access to documents about sexual abuse cases and abolished the «pontifical secret» of the cases.  

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POPE FRANCIS DEFROCKS NOTORIOUS BISHOP WHO CONFESSED TO ABUSING HIS NEPHEW 

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Pope Francis meets President Donald Trump during his first term in the Private Library of the Apostolic Palace with his wife, Melania, his daughter, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.  (Vatican/Pool/Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori via Getty Images)

He continued Benedict’s work to root malicious clerics out of the Church hierarchy «with the wrath of God,» appointing task forces and establishing victim aid groups.  

Pope Francis proved frustrating for a wide variety of conservatives, liberals, traditionalists and progressives. 

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His gentle — at times vague and confusing — language on key social issues, such as sexuality and divorce, frustrated conservatives hoping for a more aggressive champion of Catholic moral teaching. 

In July 2017, a group of Catholic clergy and academics sent Pope Francis a «Filial Correction» document alleging seven serious theological mistakes made by the pontiff in public statements. The document’s assertions proved controversial within the Catholic Church and the document was never explicitly addressed.  

Conversely, his refusal to back down from traditional church teachings on abortion, gay marriage, women’s ordination and priestly celibacy frustrated progressives hoping for a more modern church.  

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Echoing his time as a prelate in Argentina, Pope Francis was at times criticized from both sides of the aisle for his heavy hand enforcing Catholic unity on national and international levels.  

Traditionalists voiced intense opposition to his apostolic letter «Traditionis custodes,» which restricted the celebration of the traditional Latin mass in an attempt to squash increasingly separatist conservative movements within the Church.  

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Pope Francis meets with then-President Joe Biden during an audience at the Apostolic Palace on Oct. 29, 2021 in Vatican City.  (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool)

He similarly shut down discussion of many social issues that progressives have sought to reform.  

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In 2019, Pope Francis told a nun asking him to approve the ordination of women that «if the Lord didn’t want a sacramental ministry for women, it can’t go forward,» adding, «We are Catholics, but if anyone wants to found another church they are free [to do so].»  

The hyper-progressive leadership of the Catholic Church in Germany was a target of his ire after the country’s clerical leaders attempted an upheaval of traditional teachings regarding gender and sexuality. The Vatican issued a series of letters, approved by Pope Francis, accusing the German church of risking separation from the Catholic Communion.  

The conflict with German bishops encapsulated his papacy’s recurring themes of authority and unity, best exemplified in a passage from his «Letter to the Pilgrim People of God in Germany.»  

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POPE FRANCIS URGES CATHOLIC VOTERS TO ‘CHOOSE THE LESSER EVIL’ BETWEEN TRUMP AND HARRIS

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Pope Francis delivers a speech during the Holy Mass with newly appointed Cardinals.  (Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

In the letter, Pope Francis wrote, «The universal Church lives in and of the particular Churches, just as the particular Churches live and flourish in and from the universal Church. If they find themselves separated from the entire ecclesial body, they weaken, rot and die. Hence, the need always to ensure that communion with the whole body of the Church is alive and effective.»  

Pope Francis visited dozens of countries, including the United States and Cuba in 2015, and went as far afield as Papua New Guinea, as well as visits to predominantly Muslim countries including Egypt, Morocco and Jordan. 

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Pope Francis struggled with health complications throughout his reign.  

The pontiff dealt for many years with sciatica, a nerve condition that caused immense pain in his leg and at times hindered his ability to walk.  

In 2021, Pope Francis was hospitalized for an intestinal surgery that removed 13 inches of his colon. 

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In March 2023, Francis was again taken to the hospital after experiencing intense chest pain and difficulty breathing. He was treated for a respiratory infection and released after antibiotic treatment. 

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Pope Francis is welcomed as he arrives at the Apostolic Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2023 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. According to the Vatican, the trip was Pope Francis’s 43rd Apostolic Journey abroad and the 61st country he visited as Pope.  (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

In June of the same year, the pope was brought back for another abdominal surgery to repair an incisional hernia. He was released after making a full recovery.  

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He took a fall at his residence and suffered a contusion on his right arm in January 2025.   

In February, he was once again hospitalized after a bout of bronchitis.  

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican has entered a time of sede vacante — in English, «empty seat.»  

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The Associated Press, Reuters and Fox News’ Annie Butterworth contributed to this report. 


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Panorama Internacional. Trump, Irán y la guerra: el difícil camino de regreso

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Una crítica frecuente contra Estados Unidos en el trámite de la guerra que conmueve hoy a Oriente Medio y al mundo es la ausencia de estrategia, preparación y adecuada caracterización del adversario. Esas carencias marcan también la apresurada intención de la potencia de liberarse del conflicto. El presidente Donald Trump ha despachado a Teherán un plan de negociación a través de Pakistán. Esa iniciativa cuenta con 15 puntos inaceptables para la teocracia, pero es presumible que fueron elaborados menos para el adversario que para darle sentido político y narrativa a la eventual retirada. El presidente insiste que la guerra ha concluido con la victoria norteamericana. Necesita ese discurso. Pero no es lo que está sucediendo.

Como acaba de señalar The Wall Street Journal “el régimen está maltrecho pero intacto, aún controla el estrecho de Ormuz y podría acceder a su material nuclear enterrado profundamente bajo los escombros”. Es claro que Trump lo sabe. También lo sabía cuando emitió su ultimátum el fin de semana pasado, que ha postergado ya dos veces, para que Teherán libere el tránsito del petróleo sin restricciones por ese paso estratégico, y por eso posiblemente luego convirtió en “conversaciones productivas” lo que son solo contactos sin profundidad por el momento.

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Irán ha logrado mantenerse de pie y supone que cuenta con capacidad para imponer condiciones. El propio EE.UU. ha fundado esa visión al ordenar la liberación de la venta del petróleo del régimen, lo que implica un alivio para sus cuentas. Es la señal de que su estrategia de cerrar las canillas del crudo se ha convertido en el arma que define este grave episodio.

La participación relevante de Pakistán en estas negociaciones interesa porque se trata de un aliado histórico de China, ambos de los pocos países cuyos buques cruzan por Ormuz. Indicaría cierta mano de Beijing en las trastiendas de estos acercamientos por la necesidad de la potencia asiática para desescalar una crisis que amenaza encoger la economía mundial a niveles similares o peores que la pandemia. No es un dato menor en este sentido que Trump haya confirmado que viaja a Beijing en mayo.

La mano de China importa, además, porque posiblemente impida que Irán exagere sus ventajas estratégicas y cometa el peor de los fallidos. “Ninguna de las dos partes puede aspirar a humillar al contrario en esta guerra. Si lo hacen, se estarían metiendo en un agujero aun mayor”, evalúa Trita Parsi, del think tank Quinci Intitute for Responsible Statecraft, citada en El País de Madrid.

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La cancelación del conflicto debe cuajar el complejo teorema según el cual ambas partes se consideren victoriosas. Un objetivo que aparece aún más difícil si se advierte que cualquier negociación se limitará a la apertura del estrecho y el levantamiento de sanciones. No habría espacio para nada más. Salvo alguna forma para que ese poder de Irán sobre el tránsito de los petroleros pueda ser limitado, como ha planteado Arabia Saudita en la cumbre sobre la guerra de los cancilleres de Egipto, Turquía y Pakistán en Riad el último jueves.

La guerra y su imprevisto desarrollo erosionó las capacidades coercitivas de Occidente. Una señal de ese defecto es la intensa búsqueda de EE.UU. de un arreglo. De ahí que el plan de 15 puntos que demanda el congelamiento del programa nuclear iraní, el desarme del arsenal misilístico y el control compartido de Ormuz, entre otras medidas, constituya solo una herramienta propagandística. También lo es el reclamo de la teocracia de resarcimientos o por el cierre de las bases norteamericanas en la región. No es eso lo que se discutiría.

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Lo cierto es que después de dos guerras, la de 12 días el año pasado y la actual mucho más grave, ambas lanzadas en medio de negociaciones, cualquier diálogo estará contaminado de una inevitable desconfianza. No solo debido a estos antecedentes. La primera pausa de los ataques anunciada por Trump cuando promocionó las conversaciones, coincide con la llegada de una enorme fuerza de desembarco. Dos grupos anfibios de infantería de marina, el Trípoli de Okinawa y el Boxer de San Diego, convergen estos días en el Golfo Pérsico con aproximadamente 4.500 infantes de marina.

A tono con ese movimiento, The New York Times reveló preparativos para “el despliegue de tropas aerotransportadas”. Consistiría en una brigada de combate de la “Fuerza de Respuesta Inmediata” de la 82.ª División con 3.000 soldados para tomar la isla de Kharg, el principal centro de exportación de petróleo iraní y otro puñado de islas e islotes. Esa arriesgada misión buscaría convertir esa estructura en un activo equivalente al valor estratégico de Ormuz. Irán ha dicho que si eso sucede también clausurará el otro paso estratégico de Bab al Mandeb que enlaza el mar Rojo con el Golfo de Aden.

Las conversaciones, que no es claro si se harán y cuándo, suman otras sombras de desconfianza. Trump designó para la tarea a los empresarios inmobiliarios Jared Kushner, su yerno, y a Steven Witkoff, los mismos que dirigieron la anterior discusión mediada por Omán que interrumpió el bombardeo. Es una señal complicada que se suma a la curiosidad del descarte de diplomáticos de carrera.

Estos trasfondos opacos los usa Israel para desdeñar el planteo negociador de Trump. Como ya ha señalado esta columna, el premier Benjamín Netanyahu apunta a una guerra larga con objetivos más claros que Washington. Ya ha anunciado la toma del 10% del territorio libanés con el argumento de la seguridad nacional que utilizó ya antes para ocupar una porción adicional de Siria. Un conflicto agravado quitaría, de paso, sustento al plan de paz para Gaza elaborado por Trump con las potencias árabes que incluye una solución estatal palestina y la prohibición de la expulsión de los gazatíes de su territorio o la colonización total de Cisjordania ocupada.

En cierta medida Israel ya ha votado en contra de cualquier negociación cuando eliminó al influyente dirigente Ali Larijani, un pragmático aceptable para Occidente. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, presidente del Parlamento y ex comandante de la Guardia Revolucionaria, aparece como el relevo de aquella figura y es quien se afirma, buscaría EE.UU. para un acuerdo. Suponemos que debe estar muy protegido. Pero Israel tiene un problema objetivo, sin EE.UU. ni aliados europeos, no puede continuar la guerra contra Irán. Deberá limitarse a Líbano.

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La alternativa de un desembarco se correspondería claramente con los intereses de Israel y de algunos antiguos enemigos de Irán en la región, pero implicaría la muerte política de Trump. El desarrollo del conflicto pone en duda que la teocracia cedería si pierde el control de Kharg o las otras islas. Al mismo tiempo generales como Mark Milley y otros mandos que sirvieron en el primer gobierno de Trump advirtieron que una invasión terrestre sería “una trampa de proporciones históricas”. Aparte de la disparada previsible del precio del petróleo.

El escenario configura un inesperado alimento para la oposición demócrata con vistas a las elecciones legislativas de noviembre que amenazan con amputar el poder real de Trump. Esos comicios están a la vez muy cerca en el ánimo de los votantes y las necesidades políticas domésticas, y muy lejos para llevar la guerra hasta entonces e intentar utilizarla para suspender la votación por una “emergencia nacional”, una tentación que recuerda el intentó sin éxito de Trump con las presidenciales de 2020 durante la pandemia de covid.

Especulaciones. Los costos del trayecto del conflicto a noviembre serían extraordinarios. Solo para el registro, en estas horas el republicano acaba de perder una elección estatal en un distrito de Palm Beach que incluye Mar-a-Lago, donde tiene su lujosa residencia. En 2011 había ganado ahí por un diferencia de once puntos. La realidad a veces es obstinada en sus señales.

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Fetterman tells far-left prosecutor to ‘lighten up’ after threatening to arrest ICE agents over raids

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In the wake of a deadly shooting in Chicago, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., criticized his own party’s reluctance to talk about violent acts carried out by illegal aliens with criminal histories and condemned calls from Pennsylvania figures to instead target Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

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Authorities are charging Jose Medina-Medina, a 25-year-old Venezuelan national, with the killing of a Loyola University student last week. Medina-Medina had already been arrested on unrelated charges months before but had been released.

«How many Democrats are talking about that case? I think probably none,» Fetterman said.

Fetterman said he was disappointed by calls from Philadelphia prosecutor Larry Krasner on Wednesday, who, less than a week after Medina-Medina’s shooting, had threatened to arrest ICE agents.

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«Lighten up, Francis,» Fetterman said, quoting overstated threats made by the comically aggressive character «Psycho» in the 1981 movie, Stripes.

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«[Krasner] is constantly — he says a lot of tough things but, you know, like, you gotta lighten up, Francis.’»

Fetterman’s comments come amid a string of illegal aliens who carried out deadly attacks after being released from captivity for unrelated crimes.

To the Pennsylvanian political maverick, the trend should be an easy one to condemn.

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«If you’re here in the country illegally already, and you’re breaking the law, like — ya gotta go,» Fetterman said.

In recent weeks, the deaths of Sheridan Gorman in Chicago at the hands of Medina-Medina and Stephanie Minter in Virginia, stabbed to death by Sierra Leone native Abdul Jalloh, have intensified calls from Republicans for greater scrutiny of illegal aliens with violent track records.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) blasted the leniency afforded to both suspects ahead of their deadly attacks.

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EX-ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH SAYS SHERIDAN GORMAN’S KILLING MAY HAVE BEEN A ‘GANG INITIATION’

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Sheridan Gorman smiles alongside the Chicago skyline in Illinois.  (Sheridan G. Gorman via Instagram)

«She was failed by open border policies and sanctuary politicians who RELEASED this illegal alien TWICE before he went on to commit this heinous murder,» a DHS spokesperson said of Gorman’s killer.

«We are calling on Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago’s sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this criminal illegal alien from jail back into American neighborhoods.»

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Similarly, DHS blasted Jalloh’s 30 releases before he stabbed Minter in the neck at a bus stop.

«We are calling on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Virginia’s sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this murderer and violent career criminal from their jail without notifying ICE,» DHS wrote.

Fetterman said the issue of repeat offenders has long-drawn his attention.

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«From what I read, the individual that was accused of killing [Gorman]. He was arrested for shoplifting. That’s why I was the Democratic lead on Laken Riley,» Fetterman said, referring to the Laken Riley Act that Congress passed at the beginning of 2025.

CHICAGO MAYOR ASKED ABOUT CITY’S IMMIGRATION POLICIES AFTER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ALLEGEDLY KILLED COLLEGE STUDENT

President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act during in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act during in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

That bill requires detention for aliens convicted of bodily harm crimes like burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, among others, and empowers state attorneys general to sue the federal government for failure to do so.

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Fetterman believes the recent attacks underscore the need for vigilance in enforcing immigration law.

«It should remind everybody how important ICE is for our security,» Fetterman said.

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Asesinó a sus padres para hacer una fiesta con 60 personas en su casa: el parricidio que conmocionó a EE.UU.

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En la noche del 16 de julio de 2011, decenas de adolescentes llegaban a la casa de Tyler Hadley, un joven de 17 años que había organizado lo que él llamaba “la mejor fiesta de su vida”. La invitación era en una propiedad ubicada en la ciudad estadounidense de Port St. Lucie, en el estado de Florida.

Sin embargo, mientras el evento aparentaba ser normal, nadie se imaginaba que en ese mismo lugar se escondía un secreto macabro: el anfitrión había asesinado a sus padres horas antes y había dejado los cuerpos en su habitación.

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Una noche que parecía normal

Tyler Hadley era un adolescente que tenía antedecentes de consumo de drogas, dificultades en la escuela y una relación conflictiva con sus padres, Blake y Mary-Jo Hadley. Por eso, ellos intentaban imponerle límites, como prohibirle salir de fiesta en algunas ocasiones y, principalmente, negarle la posibilidad de organizar una en su propia casa.

Sin embargo, Tyler tenía otros planes y decidió desafiarlos. Durante la tarde de ese 16 de julio, comenzó a invitar a amigos y conocidos a través de mensajes de texto y redes sociales. Les dijo que sus padres no estaban en casa esa noche y que podían ir sin problema. Rápidamente, la convocatoria escaló a 60 jóvenes aproximadamente.

Para muchos, era una oportunidad ideal: una casa sin adultos, música, alcohol y libertad total.

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Hadley tenía antecedentes con el consumo de drogas y no se llevaba muy bien con sus padres. (Foto: CBS News)

Antes de enviar las invitaciones, Tyler había tomado una decisión extrema. Según se reconstruyó después, asesinó a sus padres para poder realizar el evento, ya que sabía que ellos no lo dejarían hacerlo. Si bien todo había comenzado como “un chiste”, la realidad es que había planeado todo durante meses. Finalmente, esa macabra idea culminó en haberlos golpeado hasta la muerte con un martillo.

Luego, en un intento de ocultar el crimen, arrastró los cuerpos hasta su habitación y los tapó con distintos objetos y mantas para evitar que alguien los viera. Después, cerró la puerta con llave, decidido a que nadie descubriera lo que había hecho. Al menos no esa noche.

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Tras el crimen, limpió las manchas de sangre de la escena, se cambió de ropa y comenzó a preparar la casa para la fiesta. Movió muebles, compró bebidas alcohólicas y snacks, y esperó a que empezaran a llegar los invitados.

Horas después, llegaron alrededor de 60 personas que pasearon por la casa toda la noche. Algunos notaron que había zonas que estaban restringidas o puertas cerradas, pero nadie imaginó la razón. Tyler, mientras tanto, saludaba y charlaba con sus amigos y trataba de mantener un clima de normalidad.

Tyler y un amigo en la fiesta que realizó en su casa, donde horas antes había matado a martillazos a sus padres. (Foto: Court TV)

Tyler y un amigo en la fiesta que realizó en su casa, donde horas antes había matado a martillazos a sus padres. (Foto: Court TV)

En un momento de la noche, incluso le confesó a un amigo cercano, Michael Mandell, lo que había hecho. Pero el comentario fue tomado como un chiste y no le dio la seriedad suficiente.

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La situación empezó a cambiar cuando ese mismo amigo, con el correr de las horas, comenzó a dudar. Algo en la actitud de Tyler era extraño y no cerraba. Todo cambió cuando se dirigió a la habitación de los padres de Hadley y descubrió lo que el joven había hecho. Sin dudarlo, se fue de la fiesta y, afuera de la casa, contactó a la policía.

Cuandos los agentes llegaron al lugar, la fiesta seguía. Había decenas de adolescentes afuera y dentro de la casa. Tyler se mostró tranquilo y aseguró que sus padres se habían ido de viaje.

Sin embargo, los oficiales decidieron inspeccionar la propiedad. En un primer momento, no encontraron nada evidente. Pero la insistencia y la información aportada por Mandell hicieron que profundizaran la revisión.

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Finalmente, al ingresar al dormitorio principal descubrieron la escena que Tyler había intentado ocultar. Los cuerpos de Blake y Mary-Jo estaban ahí, totalmente masacrados.

Tyler fue detenido en el lugar y los efectivos desalojaron a los invitados para iniciar las primeras pericias sobre el crimen.

La confesión

Tras su detención, Tyler Hadley terminó confesando el parricidio: explicó que lo había hecho porque quería organizar una fiesta y sabía que sus padres no se lo iban a permitir. También reconoció que había planeado el ataque con anticipación.

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Los investigadores encontraron varias pruebas que respaldaban la acusación. Entre ellas, el martillo, rastros de sangre en distintas partes de la casa y testimonios de algunos de los jóvenes que fueron a la fiesta. Muchos de ellos dijeron que Tyler actuaba de manera extraña, aunque no lo suficiente como para sospechar un hecho de tal magnitud.

Tyler Hadley confesó el parricidio en cuanto fue detenido. (Foto: Kare 11)

Tyler Hadley confesó el parricidio en cuanto fue detenido. (Foto: Kare 11)

De esta manera, el caso avanzó rápidamente en la Justicia y conmocionó a la sociedad estadounidense en cuanto se dio a conocer.

Hadley fue acusado de dos cargos de homicidio en primer grado. Durante el proceso judicial, la fiscalía sostuvo que el crimen había sido premeditado y que el móvil estaba directamente vinculado a su deseo de hacer la fiesta.

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La defensa intentó argumentar que el joven tenía problemas de salud mental y que su capacidad de comprender la gravedad de sus actos estaba afectada. Sin embargo, el jurado consideró que las pruebas eran contundentes.

Leé también: El caso del hombre que fingió una vida exitosa, pero era un impostor: sus padres lo descubrieron y los mató

En 2014, Tyler Hadley fue declarado culpable y condenado a cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional.

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El año pasado, Hadley, que ya tiene 31 años, dio una entrevista en donde se mostró arrepentido por el crimen de sus padres: “Quisiera volver el tiempo atrás y simplemente no hacerlo. No espero que me crean, pero no tengo idea por qué lo hice; quizás quise detener su dolor y el mío, y nunca más volví a tener ideas violentas”.

Estados Unidos, Parricidio

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